Sergio A. Escobar(@SergiusEscobar) Sergio is the Managing Director for the Silicon Valley early stage accelerator Founder Institute in Montreal, plus acts as Program Director for Techstars-backed “Startup NEXT” designed by Steve Blank. Sergio has launched tech startups in eCommerce and Mobile Payments, plus small & medium companies (meat packing plant, ostrich farming, leather manufacturing) with equity investments coming from angel investors and family offices. Sergio is mentor and judge in Canada, Latin America, Silicon Valley, Singapore and London for different accelerator programs. Finally, he is Global Facilitator for Startup Weekend in Latin America and Canada.